(This poem was written in December of 1998 in anticipation of the new millennium which began January 2000. It was previously published in a GSA, Black History Month booklet in February 1999)
Original Poetry by Taylor Gilmore
Footprints in Time
America’s House
Was founded on the backs
Of millions upon millions
Of beautiful blacks.
As a house can only be as
Strong as her foundation
Our ancestors were the mighty force
Which built this powerful nation
Chained together in the bellies of ships
They slowly made their unwilling arrival
Strength of spirit and reverence for life
Were the tools of their unlikely survival
So many lives shattered like mirrors
Blinding reflections
Casting prisms of pain
Why were the colors so beautiful
What fueled their strength
What kept them sane
It seems they had all
Of the answers before
The questions even began
Humiliation was answered
With humility
Degradation was answered
With dignity
Their faith never faltered
In the face of ferocity
With a strength
That could only come
From the Divine
Forward they marched
Onward they marched
Stamping their Footprints in Time
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